Political Geography A . Territorial dimensions of politicsa) The concept of territorialityb) The nature and meaning of boundariesc) Influences of boundaries on identity, interaction, and exchanged) Federal and unitary statee) Spatial relationships between political patterns and patterns of ethnicity, economy, and environment B . Evolution of the contemporary political patterna) The nation-state conceptb) Colonialism and imperialismc) Democratization C . Changes and challenges to political–territorial arrangementsa) Changing nature of sovereigntyb) Fragmentation, unification, alliancec) Supranationalism and devolutiond) Electoral geography, including gerrymanderinge) Terrorism
A . Territorial dimensions of politicsa) The concept of territorialityb) The nature and meaning of boundariesc) Influences of boundaries on identity, interaction, and exchanged) Federal and unitary statee) Spatial relationships between political patterns and patterns of ethnicity, economy, and environment
B . Evolution of the contemporary political patterna) The nation-state conceptb) Colonialism and imperialismc) Democratization
C . Changes and challenges to political–territorial arrangementsa) Changing nature of sovereigntyb) Fragmentation, unification, alliancec) Supranationalism and devolutiond) Electoral geography, including gerrymanderinge) Terrorism
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